After the company announced the closure of its Campi Bisenzio plant and the dismissal of more than 400 workers, employees organized a permanent assembly and occupied the factory. The collective defended jobs and production knowledge while developing a plan for socially useful, lower-carbon production. The struggle later built alliances with climate justice groups and became a prominent example of worker-led just transition.
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GKN workers occupied their factory before the company announced mass dismissals.
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The occupation followed the closure and dismissal announcement on 9 July 2021.